Telemedicine increases access to care for assisted living residents with dementia: study
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
May 30, 2023
Although racial/ethnic and socioeconomically disadvantaged populations were less likely to use telemedicine early in the COVID-19 pandemic, a new study finds that telemedicine offered a way for members...
Telehealth adoption requires nuanced approach beyond simply running cables to rural areas, new report...
By
Aaron Dorman
Jan 19, 2024
Adding broadband access to rural, underserved communities may not be a silver bullet that enables telehealth use, a new study shows.
Advanced technology can lead to more advance-care planning for seniors, study affirms
By
Aaron Dorman
Dec 13, 2023
Advance-care planning, or ACP, is crucial for long-term care residents, and digital technology now is a crucial element for ACP, a new report shows.
Study identifies virtual healthcare’s oldest, biggest beneficiary
By
Aaron Dorman
Jul 26, 2023
A new study quantifies how both hybrid and virtual models of healthcare can reduce carbon emissions by up to a quarter.
Health tech vital for rural healthcare, but not a ‘silver bullet,’ summit panelists contend
By
Aaron Dorman
Oct 25, 2023
At a recent summit on rural health, experts echoed the near-universal concern that AI be used to help caregivers, but not to replace them.
Seniors cut costs, ease caregiving pressures with new tool that increases their digital health literacy
By
Adam Healy
Nov 01, 2023
Seniors have a new tool to help them connect with care providers: the Papa digital health platform, which now has a digital literacy feature.
Senior living residents eligible for $7 million federal COVID-19 telehealth program
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jan 09, 2023
The launch of a federal telehealth model will provide any adult — including senior living and affordable senior housing residents — access to at-home COVID-19 rapid tests, telehealth sessions and antiviral...
Amazon promises more ‘connectivity’ of fragmented healthcare services in the near future
By
Aaron Dorman
Sep 11, 2023
Amazon is hoping to get its various services streamlined so that it complements, rather than clashes with, other health services.
Video calls ease shortages in rural facilities where mental health services are lacking
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Mar 23, 2023
Mental health providers can be difficult to find in rural areas. That’s where video calls are filling the void and helping long-term care residents who might otherwise be without mental health services...
Congress advisers back permanent telehealth expansions, look to nix in-person rule for behavioral telehealth...
By
Kimberly Marselas
Apr 12, 2024
Maintaining Medicare access to telehealth services must remain a priority, members of a congressional advisory panel said Thursday.